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The Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) was established after a meeting of local mining trade unions in Newport, Wales in 1888. The federation was formed to represent and co-ordinate the affairs of local and regional miners' unions in England, Scotland and Wales whose associations remained largely autonomous. At its peak, the federation represented nearly one million workers. It was reorganised into the National Union of Mineworkers in 1945.
The South Wales Miners' Federation (SWMF), nicknamed "The Fed", was a trade union for coal miners in South Wales. It survives as the South Wales Area of the National Union of Mineworkers.
The National Union of Scottish Mineworkers (NUSW) is a trade union in Scotland, founded in 1894 as the Scottish Miners Federation. It joined the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, and in 1914 changed its name to National Union of Scottish Mineworkers. It survives as the National Union of Mineworkers.
The Nottinghamshire Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in Nottinghamshire, in England.
The Midland Counties Miners' Federation was a trade union, representing coal miners in the West Midlands region of England.
The Lanarkshire Miners' County Union, later the Lanarkshire Mineworkers' Union, represented coal miners in the Lanarkshire district of Scotland.
The North Wales Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in Wales.
The Fife and Kinross Miners' Association was a coal miners' trade union based in Fife and Kinross-shire in Scotland.
David R. Gilmour was a Scottish trade unionist.
William Small was a Scottish trade unionist.
Alexander B. Moffat was a Scottish trade unionist and communist activist who was President of the Scottish Trades Union Congress and the Scottish Mineworkers Union.
The Ayrshire Miners' Union was a coal mining trade union based in Scotland.
William Pearson was a Scottish trade unionist and communist activist.
The Mid and East Lothian Miners' Association (MELMA) was a trade union representing coal miners in parts of the Lothian area of Scotland.
The Stirling Miners County Union was a trade union representing coal miners in the Stirlingshire area of Scotland.
James Doonan was a Scottish trade unionist.
William Balsillie Small was a Scottish trade unionist.
Robert Mathieson Small was a Scottish trade unionist and political activist.
The Cannock Chase Miners', Enginemen's and Surfacemen's Association was a trade union representing coal miners in the Cannock Chase area of England.
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